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Benard Otieno Ayieko v Krisantus Odero [2015] KECA 20 (KLR)

[2015] KECA 20 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
20
Citation
[2015] KECA 20 (KLR)
Decided
7 May 2015
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal from the High Court of Kenya at Homa-BayCoramD.K. MUSINGA, S. GATEMBU KAIRU, A.K.MURGOR
Holding

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Facts

The appellant's advocate was duly served with a hearing notice on 20th April, 2015, and acknowledged service by stamping and signing on the face of the notice. However, the appellant's counsel was not in court to prosecute the appeal dated 5th May, 2014, and the respondent was also not in court.

Reasoning

The court found that the appellant's counsel was not in court to prosecute the appeal and the respondent was also not present. The court dismissed the appeal due to the lack of prosecution.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • This appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution pursuant to the provisions of rule 102 (1) of this Court's Rules.
  • We make no order as to costs.
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